[1][2] The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS Radio via shortwave.
Jack Benny hosted the event, which lasted one hour and 42 minutes.
For Whom the Bell Tolls was the third film to receive nominations in all four acting categories.
This was the first year in which each acting category had at least one nominee from a color film.
The Tom and Jerry cartoon series won its first Oscar this year for The Yankee Doodle Mouse; it would go on to win another six Oscars, including three in a row over the next three years, from a total of 13 nominations.